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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsukaifurusareta
"そのフレーズは使い古されていて新鮮味がない。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used too often or for too long, so that it has lost its effectiveness or novelty.
"That phrase has become so overused that it has lost its meaning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'overuse', formed by combining the prefix 'over-' (meaning excessive) with the verb 'use', dating back to the late 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "overused" is said worldwide
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surutilisé
Transliteration: surutilisé
"Cette expression est complètement surutilisée."
überstrapaziert
Transliteration: überstrapaziert
"Dieses Argument ist bereits völlig überstrapaziert."
abusato
Transliteration: abusato
"È un termine troppo abusato nel linguaggio moderno."
trillado
Transliteration: trillado
"Su argumento suena demasiado trillado."
fatigado
Transliteration: fatigado
"Esse termo é muito usado e já está desgastado."
अत्यधिक उपयोग किया गया
Transliteration: atyadhik upyog kiya gaya
"यह वाक्यांश बहुत अधिक उपयोग किया गया है।"
老生常谈的
Transliteration: lǎoshēngchángtán de
"这个词已经被用到烂大街了。"
진부한
Transliteration: jinbuhan
"그 표현은 너무 많이 쓰여서 식상하다."
使い古された
Transliteration: tsukaifurusareta
"そのフレーズは使い古されていて新鮮味がない。"
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